A federal judge has dismissed an attempt by the
Council on American-Islamic Relations to re-file yet another lawsuit against Air
Force special agent P. David Gaubatz and his son Chris, the father-and-son team
that investigated and exposed the group's terrorist ties.

Defense lawyers are hailing the decision as a
victory over CAIR's alleged plan to "chill" free speech critical of the
organization through an avalanche of court cases and legal costs.

"We briefed, counter briefed, we spent thousands
of dollars on the case," said Daniel Horowitz, one of the three lawyers for the
defense. "Only then did they file this new lawsuit, which would have effectively
forced us to start all over."

"But the new lawsuit didn't have anything
substantively new," Horowitz told WND. "And yet, that's their whole goal. They
know they can't win the case, but they can chill the First Amendment by making
it so expensive to speak against them that no one can challenge Saudi-funded
CAIR. In the end, they can just keep getting more and more money from overseas
and burn out opposition with lawsuits."

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia, however, "denied as moot" CAIR's request to
re-file the case.

"The judge looked at papers and said, 'Look, you
don't have a right to do this; everything was fully briefed; you had your
opportunity,'" Horowitz explained.

"In terms of the First Amendment, it's a powerful
ruling," Horowitz continued, "because it recognizes that by chilling free
speech, you undermine it, even if you lose the case in the end. CAIR was trying
to exploit that to the max, and the judge said no."

ST. LOUIS - A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit against an Illinois
community college by an administrator who claimed he was retaliated against
because of his Muslim religion and Iraqi roots, even undercutting his bid to
head the school.

A federal judge has dismissed an attempt by the
Council on American-Islamic Relations to re-file yet another lawsuit against Air
Force special agent P. David Gaubatz and his son Chris, the father-and-son team
that investigated and exposed the group's terrorist ties.

Defense lawyers are hailing the decision as a
victory over CAIR's alleged plan to "chill" free speech critical of the
organization through an avalanche of court cases and legal costs.

"We briefed, counter briefed, we spent thousands
of dollars on the case," said Daniel Horowitz, one of the three lawyers for the
defense. "Only then did they file this new lawsuit, which would have effectively
forced us to start all over."

"But the new lawsuit didn't have anything
substantively new," Horowitz told WND. "And yet, that's their whole goal. They
know they can't win the case, but they can chill the First Amendment by making
it so expensive to speak against them that no one can challenge Saudi-funded
CAIR. In the end, they can just keep getting more and more money from overseas
and burn out opposition with lawsuits."

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia, however, "denied as moot" CAIR's request to
re-file the case.

"The judge looked at papers and said, 'Look, you
don't have a right to do this; everything was fully briefed; you had your
opportunity,'" Horowitz explained.

"In terms of the First Amendment, it's a powerful
ruling," Horowitz continued, "because it recognizes that by chilling free
speech, you undermine it, even if you lose the case in the end. CAIR was trying
to exploit that to the max, and the judge said no."

ST. LOUIS - A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit against an Illinois
community college by an administrator who claimed he was retaliated against
because of his Muslim religion and Iraqi roots, even undercutting his bid to
head the school.